New London is 1-9 against Monroeville since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The New London Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Monroeville Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
New London is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand South Central a 10-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for New London considering their two-run performance the game before.
Emilee Rowland made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Rowland has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Rowland was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Rowland, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Raeann Mitchell was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Monroeville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-3 margin over the Cubs.
Like New London, Monroeville also got a great game from a two-way player: Veanna Helmstetter. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Helmstetter was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Emily Scheid was a standout: she went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ava Krueger, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
New London pushed their record up to 16-6 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Monroeville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
New London came up short against Monroeville in their previous matchup last Tuesday, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Scheid, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits (and not a single walk). Now that New London knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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